Sims Demo in 402

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

*Shep checks the mail and finds that the order he placed from The Computer Store has come in. He has a new version of The Sims and several expansion packs.

He fires up the laptop and while it boots, he cleans off the white board on the door and writes in big blue letters:*

Got my new Sims disks.
Want to help me set up the new neighborhood?
Stop in.</center?

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[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

(OOC: B's still in Journalism classroom and she and Angelus are chatting. She'll be here as soon as she's done, but I don't know where the conversation will wind up, so I don't want to overlap. Want we should send the to the ongoing big party and get them back to B's room to crash? Looks like we'll want to delay the sex thing 'til Saturday night to avoid slow-time issues.)

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Whenever. I'll be going to bed around 9 tonight. (for real, this time. :) If we get to it tonight, fine. If we get to it tomorrow, that's cool.

As for wrapping up last night... whatever. Yeah, let's get them back to Beka's... my roommate tends to appear and disappear at random and unpredictable intervals.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

That's like...now?

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Sorry, it's 8 here... I'm in Chicago.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Well, now it's not. And LJ kindly didn't let me know you'd replied. Sooo... We'll have to figure out a 'just went to sleep' scenario and let them play together on Sunday. Sorry. *rolls eyes at LJ*

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

(Want to play this today? B could easily have come from Journalism classroom to here. And nothing they did while making the Sims would affect other relationships or other characters. Or he can just bring them up to her room now. Missed you yesterday.)

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

([g] Aw... she missed me. You're so sweet! :)) Sure, come on in... I'll be bopping back and forth between cleaning and this and Sims (Sims takes up the whole screen, so it'll look like slow play even when I'm actively only doing this. But sure, let's Sim-inize you.)

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

(*g* Of course I missed you! All right, I'll bring Beka in. And, if you like, Beka's waiting for him... and trying not to think about him... *snicker*)

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

After a pleasant early afternoon working on the newspaper with Angelus and chatting with Duce, Beka's in a very good mood. She's dressed comfortably in skin-tight black tank, black pants with a silver belt buckle, black boots, and a black ribbon choker with a silver pendant. Her hair is in it's usual braid.

"Everyone else can just play with them. How come I have to steal 'em?" Beka pouts playfully from the doorway.

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Um... 'cause you never asked. You just... stole?

Wanna ask? I have to set up a new house... you could help.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Hmmph. If I'd have asked, you'd have said no."

Beka sets her things down by the door, then comes over to stand behind him. It's not exactly Sims she has on her mind when she bends down and whispers, "Want to play house?"

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Back when you stole 'em, yeah, I would have...*doubletakes* wait... what did you just say?

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"I love doing that to you." Beka laughs, then adds softly. "I missed you while I was working on the article."

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

You're entirely too good at that.

*pulls Beka down to sit by him on the bed*

You missed me, huh?

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Ignoring the flutter in her stomach from the way he handles her, Beka smirks. "Maybe."

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

I missed you too, I suppose.

See my new game? *shows Beka laptop* I have one house set up with some characters from home (and let me tell you... some of them are real characters). I'm gonna set up another one in case Cally wants to burn down the house again play.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka takes the laptop from him, makes a show of looking, then sets it out of reach. "You suppose?" She pokes him. "That's a nice way to talk to the girl who wore thigh-high boots for you."





(OOC: They can play with the Sims in a few minutes. She's just feeling frisky. *g*)

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

You know... as soon as I said that I knew you'd fly off the handle. But you're the one who said "Maybe"! I. will. never. understand. women.

*pokes her back* The boots looked good on you.

[ooc: whatever... I'm just making her work for his attention. Shep's a brat.]

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She arches an eyebrow at him. "What's to understand? Me? Woman. You? Not. I say I missed you, you kiss me. This is very very very simple." Then she smirks. "I'm so glad you liked the boots."

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Was that a subtle hint?

*pulls one knee up onto the bed so that he can face Beka*

And nothing about you has ever been simple. And I don't expect you to start now.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka rolls her eyes. "We're working on my subtle. Remember? How'd I do?"

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

We'll call it a good first try.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"So, do I get a prize for that or something?"

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

*finally gives up on getting her to make the first move*

How about 'or something'

*leans in and kisses her.*

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka, 1. Shep, 0.

She rests her arms on his shoulders, tangling her fingers in his hair, while they kiss. It's still weird, kissing him, but only if she thinks too much. Otherwise it's just good. "Mmm. Or something is good," she murmurs against his mouth.

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Shep's mun flips over Beka's icon! OMGOMGOMG! That actually kind of looks like him. You rule!]

Yeah... real good...

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

[OOC: *giggle* it's my generic kiss icon, b/c I'm skill-less. But it works. ;)]

"That mean you don't mind if I do it again?"

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Nope... I'm kinda easy that way.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Good." She pulls his mouth down over hers and kisses him again, harder this time.

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

*puts his hands on her hips as he kisses her back. Wonders if Beka shut the door when she came in.*

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka sighs softly into the kiss, wishing like hell she'd kicked the door shut behind her. Regretting it, she breaks the kiss. "So. Very unsubtly. Either we need to get private and fuck. Or we need to stop this and play the Sims."

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling magnanimous... it's up to you.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She grins at him. "You. Are a brat."

Then she chews on her lip. "You confuse me too. I'm not used to not knowing what the right answer is."

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Who says there is a right answer?

We could always play the game for now, since we're here and then... see where we are later...

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She sighs and presses her forehead against his. "OK. Sims now. Sex later, maybe."

...

"Three's a good number though. One more kiss?"

Shep 2, Beka 1

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Like I'm gonna argue with that idea...

*kisses her once more, but not so enthusiastically that the plans they just made will get derailed.*

Um... how'd I get 2 points?

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"You might..." She smirks. "But you are a guy, so probably not."

She mock-glares at him. "Stop reading my mind."

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

[ooc: WHOOPS! Sorry, missed the italics on that one. My bad.]

So... Sims.

*Shep clears his throat and grabs his computer.*

I'd ask if you've ever seen them before, but I know the answer to that. *sticks tongue out at her*

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

[OOC: No problem, really. It's funny when he does stuff like that to her. ;)]

"Sims," she says a little reluctantly. When he sticks his tongue out, she has to force herself not to kiss him again. "I've seen them. I've never set one up before. How do we start?"

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

We make a family first. For example, here's the one I did yesterday:

I'm not thrilled with some of the ways the characters look, but I couldn't find better skins or outfits. But since the only person you know from this group is me... you won't notice, right?

Anyway...

Ever hear me and Elizabeth gripe about Rodney McKay? The doofus that got us exiled sent here? This is him:


He actually has issues with small mammals (he has mouse DNA in him)... so I made him cuddle Carson's guinea pig.

When I first got here, there was a guy named Radek Zelenka running around. Haven't seen him since the first week I was here, but he's a friend from 'home' too. He's the stereotypical geek. Glasses, wild hair, short... Big nerd. But nice guy. I was hoping to get him out of that terminal geek mode he's in... so he's out riding the mechanical bull.


And then there's me and Carson... I like Carson a lot so here I am entertaining him with a ferret (?) puppet. He liked it. *Shep gives Beka a stupid grin*



So... who should we put in the next house?

[ooc: I have a list of people who want in and are okay with being in. I want to go with characters I know something about so I can give them reasonable likenesses and traits. Death really wants to play, but there's a Death character built in, so we have to make someone we can kill off so Death will appear. :)]

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka looks at him levelly. "You're in a house with a guy you want to frak like a lot and I'm not there? Where's the realism?"

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Wait... you'd want to be in a house with me and a guy I want to frak?

How about if I move you into the house next door. We can put... you and... hm... who else should we put in your house?

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

That earns him a smirk. "I'm an equal-opportunity voyeur... Equal-opportunity player too. So put some girls in my house. And some guys. Make sure they're hot." She winks.

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

I'll put your buddy Angelus in there. And while we're doing 'dark and moody', we'll put Han in there. He qualifies for cute, right?

Girls... hm... Kara's hot. Want Kara in there? No... wait! Cally! Cally's cute. And hot for you. Yeah... let's stick Cally in there.

Angelus, Han and Cally. And you, of course. More than 4 people in a house gets to be a little maddening.

If I get really ambitious I'll add a 3rd house, but how's that for a start?

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She laughs, shaking her head. "Me, Angelus, Han, and Cally?"

...

"Well. Someone would get laid a lot." She winks. "It's a good start. Hey, I've gotta grab something to eat. What're you up to later?"




(OOC: Whatever you want him to say is fine. He can spend the night or not. She hasn't said one way or another if anything happened today other than that she got some solitary exercise in the morning... by which she did NOT mean of the sexual kind. *g*)

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Well, now comes the boring part. Actually creating the characters and setting up the house. You go eat. Once I have them set up, I'll leave you a voice mail and you can come wreak havoc play.

Go get food before you waste away to nothing. I'll catch you later.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She tilts her head and smiles. "Nothing about you is boring. But I'll go eat. Better see you later." There's the slightest hint of a purr in her voice.

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

*isn't quite sure how to respond to the first part of that, so he just waves at her retreating back*

Um... buh-bye.